The forum now struggles massively with photobucket image uploading. It drags on and one and with 2 or 3 images only works about 1 out of 3 attempts. 4+ images is impossible. (This figures are tried and tested and proved over several weeks and several posts)

HHmm, I might have known it would be Photobucket's fault. Sheesh. If they fall apart then literally thousands of carefully crafted miniature photos in bat reps and illustrated stories would disappear. Fiddlesticks!

Yet, having said that, I do post the same pieces on four other forums without the slightest difficulty or delay ever. So ... maybe it's certain types of forums that struggle with multiple pictures?

Last 2 mornings around 08.30 GMT it has been very sluggish and then improved after 9.30

I think there are/were some hosting problems - not sure where we are with things at the moment. We still need a tech wizard for the site - it's not fair to ask Bugman for help so much as he has his own site to worry about, but we have never replaced Calvin and his expertise.

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Metal to Finecast - It is mostly a swap of medium.

You mean they will be using Ouija boards instead of Tarot cards for their business plans from now on?

The last week I have trouble posting replies. When I try to post a reply, it initially just hangs there, and then switches to "this website cannot be displayed." It is definitely no internet connection problem.

After posting a 50+ photograph battle rep I can report that I have found a system which currently works. The downside it is time consuming. What you do is you paste a big chunk of text with, say 12, pictures, then you cut away from the bottom all but 4 pictures and press post. Then you go off and wash the dishes. Then you return and it has finally posted. So you paste the cut off piece, once again hacking off the last 4 pictures, then press post and go and do the drying up. Then you return about 10 minutes later and you paste the last bit, and press post. Then you go and do any one of the never ending mundane tasks required in a household including 2 kids, most often laundry based, then you return and see that your 12 picture piece is in place (admittedly in 3 chunks). The next day, when you written the next part, you do exactly the same, both on the forum and with the same dishes.

The last week I have trouble posting replies. When I try to post a reply, it initially just hangs there, and then switches to "this website cannot be displayed." It is definitely no internet connection problem.

Sadly there is a new major problem - a catastrophe for some - with photobucket.com. They decided, suddenly, that they do not support "hotlinking" anymore (posting the pictures from your photobucket album on other sites). They have therefore blocked ALL images that were posted like this - you can still access them in your photobucket album, but that's not the point, is it?! The only way to get your pictures to show again is by paying $399 (!!!) per year for a premium account, which is a ransom demand if you ask me!

I have posted my painting logs on 2 different forums and now have to switch to a new host and have to change dozens of photo links in all my posts. It will take some hours, is super annoying, but it's doable.

I just feel especially sorry for people like you Padre, who have spent so much time posting so many pictures for us. I hope this doesn't completely discourage you and anyone else here.

The photobucket thing is very annoying. I used them for the illustrations on my RPG thread and who knows how many old battle reports and painting threads. There are going to be a lot of dead image links.